"Actually, you don't have to take big risks." Shi Tian recalled something and said.
"What do you mean? I have already said I don't need your favor." Li Yinzi interrupted him.
"Let me complete my words." Shi Tian spoke and continued, "You already have something that raises your strength greatly."
"Huh, what are you saying?" Li Yinzi became confused and asked. If she had it, she would have used it already.
"Do you have the stone that you found in the mountain cave?" Shi Tian asked.
"Stone?" Li Yinzi's eyebrows furrowed. She recalled deeply and took out a stone from her storage ring. She kept this stone because it gave her a mysterious feeling. However, she tried to uncover its mystery a few times, but couldn't.
"You are talking about this."
"Yes, this one." Shi Tian nodded.
"What is it?" Li Yinzi was curious. She even tried to cut the stone with a weapons, but it was too hard, the weapon couldn't cut it.
"What if I tell you that the thing inside this stone is many times more precious than all the treasure you have ever seen? Over hundreds of times more precious than any sixth-rank treasure." Shi Tian put on a mysterious smile and said.
"What? You are kidding me, aren't you?" Li Yinzi yelled at him angrily, didn't believe him at all, thinking he was joking with her.
"I am not joking." Shi Tian put away his smile and said.
"Really, this thing is really precious, as much as you said. Tell me what is inside this stone quickly." Li Yinzi's heartbeat increased; one could see her body shivering with excitement.
"There is a drop of blood essence of spirit beast inside this stone." Shi Tian said.
"Only a drop of blood essence of a beast? How can it be so precious?" Just as he was about to explain further, she interrupted him again before he could finish.
"Can you shut up and finish my words first?" Shi Tian sternly said, causing her to shut up immediately, getting a cute pout from her in return.
"There is indeed blood essence; it is not a lie. However, this blood belongs to a special spirit beast. Have you heard about the Vermillion Bird?"
"Vermillion Bird, of course, who doesn't know a Vermillion bird, one of the mythical creatures of history." Li Yinzi rolled her eyes at him and said, suddenly her eyes widened in shock and uttered, "Wait... wait a second... You mean this blood essence is..."
"Yes, this blood essence of Vermillion Bird." He completed her words.
"But how can this be? Those mythical creatures have gone extinct long ago, never appeared in the world again." Li Yinzi was extremely shocked, finding it hard to believe.
"I don't know about them, I can tell you with certainty that this stone has the blood essence of Vermillion Bird." Shi Tian didn't know much about mythical creatures like dragons or phoenixes. He was sure that these divine beasts should exist in this world, just hiding from the human world.
"Okay, for a moment, I believe you, but how is this useful to me? As far as I know, humans can't consume the blood essence of spirit beasts unless it is refined into spiritual pills. Furthermore, this is the blood essence of a divine beast. How can I absorb it without dying?" Li Yinzi took a deep breath and asked in puzzlement. The blood essence of spirit beasts contains a lot of spiritual energy; if a cultivator tries to absorb it, they will die immediately.
"Well, you are wrong, humans can absorb the blood essence of strong beasts as long as they have strong bodies. But you are right about one thing: if other humans tried to consume this blood essence directly, he would die. However, you are different. Don't you feel a mysterious connection with this blood?" Shi Tian spoke.
"I felt it, what does that mean?"
"You have a hidden bloodline of Vermillion Bird. It must be passed on from your parents or your grandparents. Anyway, one of your ancestors must have a bloodline of Vermillion Bird. Long story short, you have a fraction of Vermillion Bird's blood in your body, you can absorb it without needing to refine it into a pill. It will empower your Vermillion Bird's bloodline, maybe you will inherit some magical power of Vermillion Bird." Shi Tian spoke, feeling a little amazed in his heart. Unexpectedly, this Li Clan's luck was quite good; it has given birth to two people with hidden talent. First, it was Li Suxin who had a special physique, now her.
"I am curious about one thing. How do you know all of this?" Li Yinzi stared into his eyes as she spoke with a puzzled expression. He was younger than her, yet his knowledge had far surpassed hers.
Having more strength than her was believable; that meant he was much more talented than her.
But it couldn't explain his superior knowledge or his extraordinary insight.
"Simple, I have supernatural powers." Shi Tian chuckled.
"Hmph, I don't believe it." Li Yinzi snorted.
'He is a member of a strong clan. Given his talent, he must have an extraordinary status in the clan or sect. Maybe there is a strong person with powerful ability following him behind to protect him, he or she should have told him about her condition.' Li Yinzi thought inwardly.
"Okay, how do I absorb it? This stone is too strong; I have tried to cut it with a spiritual weapon, but it remained unscathed.
"Girl, this stone can preserve the blood essence of a divine beast. How can it be an ordinary stone?" Shi Tian said. "Follow me, you can't use it here." He said before taking off.
Li Yinzi immediately followed after him, leaving the palace quietly in the dark. They moved toward the mountain range.
"Hey, you knew this was so precious. Why didn't you take it? You could have exchanged it for some treasure without telling me its value." Li Yinzi couldn't help but ask curiously. He could have easily fooled her, but he decided to tell her the truth. Blood essence of a Divine Beast, she didn't believe he found it precious.
Shi Tian laughed upon hearing her words, "Although it is a very valuable treasure, I have no use of it. Moreover, if I want it, I can get it myself."
"Sigh, it is a blessing to be born into a strong family. I am envious of your background, all the treasures are available to you." Li Yinzi shot an envious look at him and said.
Shi Tian remained silent.
Arriving deeper in the mountains, they searched for a safe place. Finding a safer place, Shi Tian told her to get ready.
"Give me a second, I will place a formation here first." Shi Tian said as he took out a small metal disc and some small flags from his storage ring. He placed the disc on the ground first, then placed the array flags around.
"What are these?"
"These are array flags and array plates. A portable array formation that can be placed anywhere." Shi Tian said as he placed the array flags according to the array map. This set of array formations is rewarded by the system.
Li Yinzi watched his actions curiously while he was placing the formation.
After placing all the arrays, he activated the formation. Li Yinzi saw the small disc release a light, as many small strange patterns glowed on its surface. The next moment, many illusionary patterns formed on the ground, connecting the array of flags and disc together.
Then a light dome appeared above her head, it was big enough to cover a house.